The Second Lady
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| name = The Second Lady
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| caption = First edition
| author = Irving Wallace
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| genre = Political thriller
| publisher = New American Library
| pub_date = 1980
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| pages = 372
| isbn = 0-453-00388-5
| dewey= 813/.54
| congress= PS3573.A426 S4
| oclc= 6379182
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The Second Lady is a political thriller by Irving Wallace.
Commercial Reception
The Second Lady was a New York Times bestseller; it was on the list for nine weeks, peaking at #8.{{cite web |url=http://www.hawes.com/1980/1980.htm |title=Adult New York Times Best Seller Lists for 1980 |author= |date= |website=Hawes.com |publisher= |access-date=February 1, 2017 |quote=}}
Film Adaptation
The novel was adapted into a Hindi feature film, Sharara (1984), starring Hema Malini.{{Cite web | url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/the-law-is-catching-up-but-is-it-enough-to-deter-bollywood-plagiarism-1.763483?outputType=amp | title=The law is catching up but is it enough to deter Bollywood plagiarism? | first=Vishwas | last=Kulkarni | work=The National | date=26 August 2018 | access-date=July 11, 2022}}{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/07/28/stories/09280225.htm | title=A legacy lives on | first=Bhawana | last=Somaaya | author-link=Bhawana Somaaya | work=The Hindu | date=July 28, 2000 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301012028/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/a-legacy-lives-on/article28035006.ece | archive-date=March 1, 2020 | access-date=July 11, 2022}}
References
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External links
- [http://isbndb.com/d/book/the_second_lady.html ISBNDB Link]
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Category:American novels adapted into films
Category:American thriller novels
Category:Novels by Irving Wallace
Category:New American Library books
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